By Marianna Wharry | September 12, 2024
U.S. District Judge Landya McCafferty said the law "on its face, discriminates against transgender girls," and said the bill's "disparate treatment of transgender girls because they are transgender is clear on the face of the statute."
By Mason Lawlor | September 12, 2024
"Race-exclusive programs like the one the Fearless Fund promoted are divisive and illegal," the American Alliance for Equal Rights stated. "Opening grant programs to all applicants, regardless of their race, is enshrined in our nation's civil rights laws and supported by significant majorities of all Americans."
By Trudy Knockless | September 10, 2024
"Our general counsel didn't just sponsor the program—he was in the meetings, guiding discussions and showing that this was a priority," Kwant said of the DEI program he launched while as head of legal ops at GM's Cruise subsidiary.
By Krishnan Nair | September 8, 2024
The next generation of recruits, due to enter the workforce in the coming few years, bring all sorts of new challenges for law firms—the Global Lawyer asks if you are ready.
By Kimberly Hulsey | September 6, 2024
"DEI leaders lead the charge on workplace innovation that amplifies the contributions and progression of those in both underrepresented and overrepresented communities," writes Kimberly Hulsey.
By Colleen Murphy | August 28, 2024
In addition to the annual report by the New Jersey Office of Attorney Ethics which reveals the state's legal makeup by demographic information on law firm locations, practice structures, among other categories, the state's Administrative Office for the Courts also published information by more than 85,000 attorneys who opted to self-identify during the yearly attorney registration process.
By Mason Lawlor | August 27, 2024
This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in federal and state courts.
By ALM Staff | August 23, 2024
Catch up on this week's data and insights from across the Law.com Newsroom, including a shake-up on the 2024 General Counsel Compensation Report.
By Marianna Wharry | August 20, 2024
"HB 1205 stigmatizes and discriminates against transgender girls and tells them they aren't deserving of the same educational opportunities to other girls in public schools. All students do better in school when they have access to resources that improve their mental, emotional, and physical health and Parker and Iris deserve that same access," said one of the plaintiffs' counsel, Henry Klementowicz, deputy legal director for the ACLU of New Hampshire.
By Colleen Murphy | August 16, 2024
"The judiciary, like the Department of Justice, is committed to ensuring equal access to the courts for all," Peter McAleer, spokesperson for the Administrative Office of the Courts, said in a statement to the Law Journal.
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